Brucebase+-+What's+new?

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If you've used the old Brucebase I'm sure you've already realised that the new version offers many improvements. To give you an idea just how many I've listed a few of my favourites below. To get the best out of the site I recommend that you sign up to be a member. If you would like to be an editor and have the power to edit pages, please send me a message or an email.

=User editable= Now any of our experts can update information without relying on one administrator. All of these edits will be monitored for accuracy so the data is just as reliable as ever. Please check our Formatting Guide before editing.

=The 'Recent Changes' page= This is my favourite part. Previously there was no way to keep track of exactly what has been changed or added. Now, the 'Recent Changes' link is a quick way of monitoring page edits. You can see when the edits were made, and by whom. You can filter the results to only show files, or by date. You can even click on the text to find out exactly what has changed.

=History= This is amazingly useful. You can now see exactly what has changed on any page. Whenever a page is saved the old version is also archived. Clicking the history tab on any page will allow you to compare any two versions and see exactly what has changed. Anything added will be marked in green, anything removed will be red. Doesn't matter if you haven't visited for a few months – you’ll still be able to see exactly what's changed.

=Video clips and audio samples= We can now embed videos, so no more trawling Youtube for video from particular dates. Every show which has a video available to watch has a icon below its setlist. We're also adding audio samples to some shows - look out for the icon.

=More information= We'll be adding more information about every show - tour premieres, available bootlegs (CDs and DVDs) and general curiosities. All tour premieres are now listed in bold. Many concerts have been updated; correcting venues, song titles and all sorts of other material.

=More photos= The old Brucebase had all photos on the main page, which slowed loading times. The resolution of all the images was therefore limited. Since every concert now has its own page we can have more photos, and in higher resolution. The icons below every concert tell you what is available - click the concert link to view. Handwritten setlists are much larger than before too. We have many more newspaper reviews, adverts and articles, all in high resolution.

=Tags= Over time, all images and pages will be tagged. This means you can quickly find the files you are looking for without hunting through the site. For example, all setlists are tagged “setlist”. Click “Manage Wiki”, next click “Files”. You'll be presented with a list of all Brucebase's files. The tag list is on the right side of the screen – just click “setlist” to view only setlists. You can now click on the year tag to filter further. There are many more tags available.

=Discussions= Do you have an issue with a setlist? Something missing, or do you have some information that you think should be included? You can start a discussion or contribute to any that are ongoing. The "Discussion" link is always at the top left of the page.

=Monitor pages= See the little star icon beside the page title? Click it to "favourite" the page. If you enable "Monitor Favorite Pages" in your account settings you'll get an email whenever that page is updated.

=RSS Feeds= Have page updates delivered right to your RSS reader. Editors can have page updates emailed to them, but if you have an RSS reader you can subscribe to any page, and notification of any edits will be sent to you automatically. You could subscribe to the concerts you attended, and be notified of any new photos, setlists or videos almost instantly.

=Search= All pages are indexed, and you can search for keywords. Want to find concerts performed in London? Maybe when a particular song was performed? Try the search box, always visible on the left side.

=Revert pages= Any page edit is not final, we can return pages to a previous state at any time.

=Other= You can download any page as a PDF document, perfect for reading on an iPad or similar.

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